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Music by the University of Warwick Chamber Choir,
conductor Colin Touchin
Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Warwick, Sir Brian Follett
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Tony Blair, MP
Speech by President William J Clinton
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16,869 students (8,995 undergraduates, 6,439 postgraduates)
Programmes in Humanities, Science, Medicine and Social
Sciences, many with an interdisciplinary focus
Founded less than 40 years ago, Warwick has
postgraduate programmes. Its lively modern campus
The University of Warwick is contemporary, energetic
developed rapidly to become one of the UK’s most
is home to some 16,000 students from over
and forward looking, deeply committed to its
highly respected universities. Currently ranked fourth
100 different countries, some 40% of whom are
students, its impressive research agenda, and the
among UK universities for the quality of its research,
postgraduates. With its Arts Centre, its Science Park,
wider community at home and abroad.
and with the excellence of its teaching confirmed
its new Medical School (in partnership with
in the National Teaching Quality Assessment,
the University of Leicester) and its commitment to
Warwick has consistently been placed in the Top Ten
lifelong learning, it has successfully balanced its
in the UK universities’ league tables. It attracts high
strong international and national reputation with
quality students on both its undergraduate and
local and community relevance.
The Cybersphere - a 3D virtual environment developed by
Warwick Manufacturing Group in collaboration with VR Systems UK
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The Centre for the Study of Globalisation and
orders. It addresses the new opportunities,
Regionalisation was established in 1997, with
new insecurities and new inequalities for
funding from the UK’s Economic and Social
established, emerging and weaker nations
Research Council. Its research focuses on the
created by global processes. The Centre has a
understanding and exploration of globalisation,
strong international presence, providing a
its relationship to regionalisation, and the
national and international site for scholars and
implications for modern governments from the
practitioners, disseminating its work through
evolution of globalising tendencies
conferences, workshops and publications.
in the international economic and political
Professor Richard Higgott, Director, Centre for the
Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
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From its earliest days, the University has sought to engage with real world issues. Its impact has been impressive.
Warwick Business School is the first in the UK to
Research and Development - leading edge
highly rated research programme. The School has a
have gained formal accreditation from management
technological research in collaboration with over
strong international perspective, reflected in its
associations in the USA, Europe and the UK. It has
40 UK and international companies - while 4,000
academic programmes and in its exchange links with
successfully combined research of international
people are currently involved in its engineering and
universities across the world.
excellence (which last year produced external funding
business management programmes in the UK, the
of over £3.7 million) with teaching which meets the
Pacific Rim and South Africa.
This year, Warwick responded to the nation’s need
for more medical doctors by opening a new Medical
needs of both undergraduates and practising
managers _ the Warwick MBA, widely supported by
The Warwick Institute of Education is firmly
School, in partnership with the University of
employers, offers four flexible study routes, enabling
focused on the issues that directly affect pupils,
Leicester, with an innovative fast-track graduate
students to balance the demands of study, careers
teachers and education managers. Its wide ranging
entry programme. Our first medical students - all
and families. Warwick Business School offers 17
education and research programme directly
graduates in Biological Sciences - began their training
degree programmes, attracting over 3,800 students
influences teaching and management policy through
in September. The new Medical School will also
from more than 70 countries.
its professional development programmes for
directly benefit the people of Coventry and
practising teachers and education managers. The
Warwickshire, by providing more doctors in the area
Warwick Manufacturing Group, in the School of
School of Law has made a distinctive contribution
and greater access to specialist services, and through
Engineering, collaborates with major companies
to legal education by focusing on the social context
the upgrading of Coventry’s Walsgrave Hospital to a
across four continents. It has transformed the face of
in which law and lawyers operate. Students are
full University Teaching Hospital.
engineering management education and created a
encouraged to examine the contribution of law to
new relationship between academics and
contemporary social and economic problems - an
industrialists. It specialises in industrially relevant
approach which is also reflected in the School’s
Malaysian Night at the University
2,500 international students from
100 different countries
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Warwick is a cosmopolitan community with over
Over the years, the Martin Family, whose branch in
2,000 international students from more than 100
Connecticut acquired Smirnoff Vodka in 1939 and
different countries. Immediately before the start of
marketed it with great success after the Second
term, the University’s International Office offers a
World War, have donated £19 million to the
four-day Orientation Programme for newly joining
University, one of the largest educational
international students to help them settle in at
benefactions in Britain from a single source. Their first
Warwick. There is also a network of support services
donation in the 1960s was for scholarships for a
including specialist Student Advisers and
student exchange between Warwick and the USA,
International Liaison Staff: in fact, the Quality
and since then the Martins’ generosity has helped fund
Assurance Agency recently singled out for praise
the Arts Centre (inspired by the Hopkins Center in
Warwick’s ‘excellent student support and guidance’
Dartmouth), a student hall of residence for
for international students. Warwick’s alumni
international students and several major capital
organisation is also international. Warwick
projects and student scholarships.
Graduates’ Association now has alumni groups in
20 countries across the world, including the USA,
Hong Kong, Singapore and South America.
American Connections
From its earliest days the University was fortunate
in developing a number of American partnerships.
The Chamber Choir performing in Birmingham Cathedral
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Student music flourishes at Warwick. There is a full
degree. All our student musicians study in other
Congregations are enhanced by music specially
Symphony Orchestra, 120 piece Wind Orchestra,
disciplines - they are scientists, mathematicians,
composed by our Director of Music and performed
Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Chorus of over 300
social scientists, historians, lawyers or linguists
by student musicians. Music Centre students have
members, an international award-winning Chamber
- yet in Warwick's Music Centre they are able
regularly gone on to study at conservatoire level
Choir and ensembles catering for all tastes and
simultaneously to develop their musical talents.
and to make distinguished careers in music -
talents, from big band to chamber music, madrigals
The Director of Music, Colin Touchin, and Assistant
perhaps the best testimony of all to the quality
to musicals. Students regularly perform in the Arts
Director, Stuart Dunlop, are supported by a staff
of music making at Warwick.
Centre, as well as in other prestigious venues in the
of thirty tutors and further professional training is
UK such as Symphony Hall, Birmingham. There are
provided by the University's Quartet in Residence,
also regular European tours. The Chamber Choir, in
the Coull Quartet - a professional ensemble with
particular, has a history of winning international
an international reputation.
competitions, going back to the Gold Award at the
Montreux Choral Festival in 1988. The Choir has just
Student music has always been central to the life
reached the national semi-final of the Sainsbury’s
of the University. From its earliest days, Warwick
Choir of the Year 2000 Competition which will be
has had a Director of Music. A series of Music
broadcast in Britain on 26 December.
Scholarships, initially funded by the Trust set up by
the Martin family, has enabled students to pursue
A remarkable record of high quality student music
their musical interests alongside their main academic
making - perhaps all the more remarkable because
studies. The Music Centre adds an extra dimension
Warwick has never offered an academic music
to campus life - for example, our annual Degree
The Piazza and Students’ Union,
main campus
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Warwick is determined to provide a first class
This summer, as part of the Government’s
university education for everyone with the
Millennium Summer School Scheme, the
ability to benefit from it, regardless of
University held a summer school for 16-17 year
economic or social circumstances. This year, the
olds from inner city schools to give them a taste
University introduced scholarships, funded by
of degree level learning and of campus life.
Warwick Graduates’ Association, for students
Warwick has been selected to pioneer the
who would otherwise have had financial
Government’s ground-breaking Foundation
difficulties. Thanks to the generosity of Warwick
Degrees Scheme, providing new opportunities
graduates, 25 very bright young people (all with
for access to higher education. Mature students
3 grade As at A level) are now happily
are also a high priority for Warwick: Part-Time
embarked on their degree programmes.
Degrees and the 2+2 degree programme offer
routes to a Warwick degree for the over 21s.
The University is also working with school pupils
to encourage an interest in higher education.
Warwick Arts Centre
by night
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Right at the heart of the campus of the University
excellence and enormous range, from classical
of Warwick is Warwick Arts Centre. It is the UK’s
music concerts by some of the world’s leading
largest arts complex outside London. Its location
orchestras to arts project work in local
is a living embodiment of the importance the
neighbourhoods. 233,000 people visit Warwick
University places on culture for students and,
Arts Centre each year and attend over 1,400
equally importantly, the people of the West
events including the best in theatre, dance, music,
Midlands region. Conceived in the late 1960s
visual arts, film, literature and comedy.
and opened in 1974, Warwick Arts Centre now
provides an artistic programme of quality,
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